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The International News Weekly Canada
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July 27, 2018 | Toronto
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The claim appears on one of the
group's social media channels, and
a security member of IS was quoted
speaking to the group's Amaq news
agency.
Saunders said in a statement
that all areas of the Toronto Police
Service have been involved in the
investigation and they have received
assistance from law enforcement
partners at every level.
"At this stage, we have no
evidence to support these claims,''
Saunders said.
Saunders said officials will continue
to explore every investigative
avenue, including interviews and
reviewing the online activity and
mental health experiences of dead
gunman Faisal Hussain.
Federal Public Safety Minister
Ralph Goodale has also said there
was no national security risk following
the attack.
Hussain died after an exchange
of gunfire with police. His family
has said he suffered from lifelong
``severe mental health challenges''
including psychosis and depression
and had not responded to numerous
treatment approaches, including
therapy and medication.
Authorities identified the
10-year-old girl who was slain as Julianna
Kozis of Markham, Ontario.
Toronto police released a photo of
the smiling, young girl and said her
family had asked for privacy during
their time of grief. Police previously
identified the other person killed in
the shooting as 18-year-old Reese
Fallon of Toronto
Kozis was involved in synchronized
swimming, and her Markham
Synchro Club issued a statement
No evidence for Islamic State attack claim
calling her ``a beautiful, aspiring
athlete.'' Members of the club later
attended a vigil in Toronto.
The city of Markham paid tribute
to Kozis by lowering flags and
opening a book of condolence. The
girl's photo and a memory book
sat on a table inside Markham city
hall, surrounded by delicate pink
rose petals. "Right now we need
to focus on respecting the family's
wishes for privacy as they deal
with a horrible loss,'' Mayor Frank
Scarpitti said Wednesday. ``When
we heard it was a 10-year-old girl
from Markham, all of our hearts
dropped.''
The shooting in Toronto's
Greektown neighborhood stunned
people in a normally safe city, already
unsettled by an attack just
three months earlier when a man
used a van to plow over pedestrians
on a downtown sidewalk, killing 10
people and injuring 14 in an attack
apparently aimed at women.
On Wednesday night, thousands
of people marched under the
``Greektown'' arch hanging over
the neighborhood's main street.
They walked past the spots where
the gunman fired into restaurants,
sidewalk cafes and a park. They
held candles in memory of the victims.
When they stopped at a makeshift
memorial near flowers and a
pretty fountain, they sang "Hallelujah,''
by Canadian artist Leonard
Cohen. A teen from the neighborhood
played guitar, another sang.
"It's overwhelming, but in a
good way,'' said Tanya Wilson, a
tattoo shop owner who took in two
wounded people moments after
Sunday's shooting. Wilson stood
near her shop and sobbed, embracing
people she knew. "This is my
community, and I just wanted to be
around people,'' said Angel Riccio.
In the days since the tragedy, the
yoga teacher has wondered what
more the community could do to
prevent such incidents.
The shooter had a lifelong mental
illness, his family said, and city
leaders want to ban handguns.
But Riccio said: ``I already think
we live in a great country with great
values. I'm not sure what else can
be done.'' Chrys Nicholas, owner
of a restaurant on the main street
known, as The Danforth, seemed
in a daze as she watched the crowd
march past her business.
"It feels a little surreal. My brain
feels like it's drip feeding me information,
because I can't cope with
this much intensity.''
Pakistani-origin man behind Toronto
mass shooting: Police
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Thirteen people were
also injured in the shooting,
some with potentially
life-altering injuries.
Later, Hussain died
after a brief exchange of
gunfire with the police on
Danforth Avenue. It was
not immediately clear
whether he shot himself
dead or was killed by the
police.
The motive behind the
shooting, rare in Toronto,
was also not immediately
knwon.
Canadian Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau took
to twitter to express his
condolences to the affected
families.
"My thoughts are with
everyone affected by the
terrible tragedy on the
Danforth last night in
Toronto, and may the injured
make a full recovery.
The people of Toronto
are strong, resilient and
brave - and we'll be there
to support you through
this difficult time,"
Trudeau said.
Hussain was not on
any federal watchlists associated
with the national
security, Public Safety
Minister Ralph Goodale
said.
His family, originally
from Pakistan, said in a
statement that their son
was in the grips of untreatable
and severe mental
illness for "his entire
life". Neither professionals,
nor medication nor
therapy could help him,
they said.
They said that Hussain
struggled with psychosis
and depression and
that they were devastated
by his violent actions.
Toronto police executed
a search warrant
at Hussain's apartment
in the Thorncliffe Park
area.
The federal public
safety minister's office
said that the police will
continue to lead the investigation
into Hussain's
background.
"There is no national
security nexus at
this time," communications
officer Hilary Peirce
said.
Eight years ago, Hussain
had disclosed to his
friend Aamir Sukhera
that he was suffering
from psychosis and was
getting professional help,
the report said.
Meanwhile, there
have been renewed calls
for tougher restrictions
on firearms after the
shooting.
Goodale said that the
government is prepared
to consider tightening
handgun laws.
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saddened to learn of the shooting that took place in
Toronto late night on July 22nd. It is reported that
a 29-year-old man opened-fire on people sitting at
cafés, restaurants, and bars, in Greektown.
“We are shocked at the senseless violence that
took place in Danforth, in which a child and young
woman were killed, and many others injured, after
a lone gunman opened-fire,” says National President
of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada,
Mr. Lal Khan Malik. “Our sincerest thoughts and
prayers are with those affected by this abhorrent
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victims, their families and all those left bereaved
by this incident.
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